Associations of Microbiota and Nutrition with Cognitive Impairment in Diseases.

Background/objectives: Recent research highlights the growing interest in the impact of nutrition on cognitive health and function in disease, as dietary habits are increasingly recognized as crucial factors in relation to brain function. This focus is especially important given the rising prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases and the cognitive decline associated with poor dietary choices. Links are now being sought between brain function and the microbiota and gut-brain axis.

Role of Uremic Toxins, Oxidative Stress, and Renal Fibrosis in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Affecting millions of people worldwide, chronic kidney disease is a serious medical problem. It results in a decrease in glomerular filtration rate below 60 mL/min/1.73 m, albuminuria, abnormalities in urine sediment and pathologies detected by imaging studies lasting a minimum of 3 months.

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy-From Basics through Diagnosis to Treatment.

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the development of myocardial dysfunction in patients with diabetes despite the absence of comorbidities such as hypertension, atherosclerosis or valvular defect. The cardiovascular complications of poorly controlled diabetes are very well illustrated by the U.K.

Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis: A literature review and case report of a patient with Madelung's disease.

<b><br>Introduction:</b> Madelung's disease is a rare condition characterised by the symmetric growth of fatty tumours (lipomas) around the neck, shoulders, upper arms and trunk.</br> <b><br>Case report:</b> We present a description of a male patient with extensive adipose tissue overgrowth around the neck. Once the possibility of malignancy was excluded, the patient's history and clinical and radiological findings led to the diagnosis of Madelung's disease.